Joo Ho-young "Parliamentary Investigation After Budget Approval, Inevitable Agreement"... Ruling Party Moves to Support

Jung Jin-seok "Wasn't the negotiation with Leader Joo right?"
Hong Joon-pyo "A bipartisan agreement reflecting experience"

Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 24th. On the right is Jeong Jin-seok, chairman of the Emergency Response Committee. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Geum Bo-ryeong] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the People Power Party, emphasized that the 'Itaewon Disaster National Investigation' conducted by bipartisan agreement was an "inevitable agreement."

On the morning of the 24th, during an emergency committee meeting at the National Assembly, Floor Leader Joo stated, "Although there are many dissatisfactions, please understand that it was an inevitable agreement because there was no way to block the unilateral national investigation by the three opposition parties, and the budget had to be processed within the legal period." The ruling and opposition parties agreed the previous day to conduct the national investigation after the budget bill was processed.

Floor Leader Joo added, "I hope the national investigation will not devolve into political strife or exaggerated partisan propaganda as it did before, but will be a thorough investigation to establish a system to prevent recurrence." He said, "The People Power Party will lead to ensure such a national investigation."

Emergency Committee Chairman Jeong Jin-seok supported Floor Leader Joo by saying the agreement was "right." After the emergency committee meeting, Chairman Jeong told reporters, "We are approaching the final stage of the budget session. What is more important than next year’s budget, the lives of our people, and the state’s finances?" He explained, "I believe negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties are necessary in politics, so I think Floor Leader Joo’s negotiation was right."

Meanwhile, Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, also said on Facebook, "This is a bipartisan agreement reflecting Floor Leader Joo’s experience," adding, "Rather than pointless chatter about whether the Presidential Office’s response to MBC was appropriate or not, a mature floor strategy reflecting experience is more needed at this time."

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